Category: Prostate Cancer
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Prostate-Cancer Mortality at 11 Years of Follow-up — NEJM
After a median follow-up of 11 years in the core age group, the relative reduction in the risk of death from prostate cancer in the screening group was 21% rate ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68 to 0.91; P=0.001, and 29% after adjustment for noncompliance. The absolute reduction in mortality in the screening group…
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PCA3 Test Okayed to Help Decide Need for Repeat Prostate Biopsy – Renal and Urology News
“Over-expression of the PCA3 gene is highly specific to cancerous prostate tissue,” John Wei, MD, MS, Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, said in a company-issued statement. “When evaluated with other risk factors, the PROGENSA PCA3 assay fills an important unmet clinical need by helping physicians identify which men…
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5-ARI delays prostate cancer progression in men with low-risk disease – ModernMedicine
The 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor dutasteride Avodart appears to delay disease progression and the initiation of active treatment in men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, results of a 3-year international clinical trial indicate.Treatment with dutasteride also reduces cancer-related anxiety, study authors found.”The results prove that using active surveillance plus dutasteride is a viable, safe, and effective treatment…
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Couples Counseling Boosts Sex Lives After Prostate Cancer
But a new study finds that counseling helped married men and women figure out what sorts of treatments for erectile dysfunction worked for them and how to incorporate those methods during sex. In doing so, they returned some luster to their love lives. via Couples Counseling Boosts Sex Lives After Prostate Cancer. Couples often have…
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Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes – Renal and Urology News
Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes via Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes – Renal and Urology News. Statins are medicines that are taken to lower cholesterol. Many studies have shown they are beneficial in preventing heart disease and many diseases. Some experts believe that these medicines help prevent…
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After prostate surgery, some men leak during sex | Reuters
Incontinence during sex is a long-lasting problem for roughly one in eight men who have had their prostate removed due to cancer, a study of more than 1,400 patients has found. via After prostate surgery, some men leak during sex | Reuters. This article describes that some men will have loss of urine during sexual…
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Radiotherapy and Short-Term Androgen Deprivation for Localized Prostate Cancer — NEJM
Among patients with stage T1b, T1c, T2a, or T2b prostate adenocarcinoma and a PSA level of 20 ng per milliliter or less, the use of short-term ADT for 4 months before and during radiotherapy was associated with significantly decreased disease-specific mortality and increased overall survival. According to post hoc risk analysis, the benefit was mainly…
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Short-term neoadjuvant androgen deprivation and radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: 10-year data from the TROG 96.01 randomised trial.
INTERPRETATION: 6 months of neoadjuvant androgen deprivation combined radiotherapy is an effective treatment option for locally advanced prostate cancer, particularly in men without nodal metastases or pre-existing metabolic comorbidities that could be exacerbated by prolonged androgen deprivation. via Short-term neoadjuvant androgen deprivation and radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: 10-year data from the TROG 96.01…
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Statins make radiation more effective at curing prostate cancer, study suggests
Statins Make Radiation More Effective at Curing Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2011) — Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take these medications, according to a study published…